Productivity

I read about a study recently which involved giving people simple cognitive problems to solve while peddling on a stationary bike. The study saw that most people unconsciously started peddling faster when presented with the problems to solve. The effect is called arousal, a two-way relationship that sees brain activity increase in response to either [...]

Written by Jordan Ralph, Director Warrior Wellness & Luke Dimasi, Director Warrior Wellness. This story was published for Mental Health Week in the October 2016 edition of Brief Magazine, published by the Law Society of WA. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The proliferation of the wellness agenda (and industry) over the last ten years has closely matched the [...]

The personal effect of soul destroying jobs extends beyond the job - it invades our wellbeing at home and at work. A job we hate dominates our thoughts and emotions outside of work, for instance, the dread which accompanies Sunday afternoon, knowing work is tomorrow. We cannot function properly outside of work if we don't [...]

Any business asset is an investment in the future prosperity of the business. If an asset does not contribute to production, and therefore does not generate a return, then it is not a worthwhile business investment. In the same respect, all assets need to be properly treated, maintained and kept in best working order. Sustained [...]

In a recent interview with ABC Radio exercise physiologist and Warrior Wellness director Luke Dimasi discusses recent research which shows that exercise is as good as drugs in treating depression. “What we’ve found from both our research and from observations of programs delivered in FIFO environments is that you can reduce depression and anxiety as [...]